Fresh Take: Nancy Reddy on "The Good Mother Myth"

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Parenting, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.6 • 962 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Many of us grew up believing in that women are particularly biologically designed to nurture—which means that a mother will immediately and instinctively know how to parent, be better at it than the other adults around her and the baby, and that she'd really prefer to do the caretaking work on her own. Nancy Reddy says all of that is THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH, and in her new book, uncovers the shoddy and old-fashioned science beneath our bad ideas about how to be a good mom. In this interview, Nancy and Amy discuss: where the "good mother myth" originated how being a good mother is all-encompassing so that we never lift our heads to see the larger picture or argue for structural, societal change how the expectation that mothers can or should do it all harms all parents Here's where you can find Nancy: www.nancyreddy.com @nancy.o.reddy on IG @nancy_reddy on X Subscribe to the "Write More, Be Less Careful" newsletter at nancyreddy.substack.com Buy THE GOOD MOTHER MYTH: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781250336644 We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/ What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson. mom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips, mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid’s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, parental stress, kids stress, brain development, mom brain, child development research, motherhood research, motherhood myths, #thegoodmothermyth #alreadygreat #givingupongoodness #lessadvicemoresupport #fewerexpertsmorecommunity

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. I am so happy to report that after many months of hard work, my book,
0:05.4	Happy to Help, Adventures of a People Pleaser, is available for sale. If you've already
0:10.4	pre-ordered your copy, thank you. That is always a great way to support any author and any book.
0:16.8	If you haven't pre-ordered the book, today is a great day to buy it. Just search, happy to help
0:21.8	wherever you buy your books, or ask at your local indie. If you've bought the book and read the book,
0:27.6	today is a great day to review the book. Once a book is out in the world, one of the best ways
0:33.0	you can support that book is to review it on Amazon, on Goodreads, wherever you post your book reviews,
0:38.3	particularly, obviously, if you liked it. If you'd like me to talk to your book club about Happy
0:43.0	to help, I would love to discuss this book with readers. You can reach out to hello at amy
0:47.8	wilson.com to receive materials for your book club, questions and talking points to consider,
0:53.0	and then I would love to join a Zoom or a Google Meet to talk with your book club, questions and talking points to consider. And then I would love to
0:54.6	join a Zoom or a Google Meet to talk with your book club about the book. So reach out at hello
0:59.9	at amywilson.com. Thank you again to all of you who are reading and reviewing and telling
1:05.6	your friends about happy to help. Winters in full swing, Amy. and that means kids and their parents are in the thick of
1:13.1	cough, cold, and flu season.
1:15.0	And that's why VIX humidifiers are an absolute lifesaver at this time of year.
1:19.9	VIX is the only humidifier brand that offers a one, two, three combination, cough suppressant,
1:25.5	menthol vapors, and a hydrating mist, which provide powerful relief
1:29.5	from coughs, congestion, stuffy noses, and dry air discomfort so you can breathe better and feel
1:35.6	better. Helians, I had that awful chapped nose and cough combo going at the beginning of this
1:42.0	month, and I'm going to tell you, I fired up my VIX
1:44.6	humidifier with the Vapo steam and vapo pads. And I am here to tell you, the relief was real.
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